WINSTED >> Freeman Burr assumed the duties of the Superintendent of Schools and Board of Education as the new state-appointed receiver for the Winchester school district Tuesday, according to a letter to district officials from Connecticut Depar...

Business

Jason Wagner’s cyber startup sells a digital platform federal agencies need. But lacking the heft or connections of a major defense contractor, it would be more trouble than it’s worth for him to seek a coveted federal contract. And he’s not alone.

Crime

STAMFORD >> A Connecticut man who rolled into a jewelry store in a wheelchair, asked to see a $37,000 watch, then got up and sprinted out with the expensive timepiece, has been sentenced to six years behind bars.